Robbery at watch store in Le Locle NE
Published: Thursday, Apr 4th 2024, 17:41
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Unknown perpetrators robbed a watch store in Le Locle in the Neuchâtel Jura on Thursday morning. They were able to flee with an unknown amount of loot. No one was injured.
Four people broke into the store at around 4.45 a.m., according to the Neuchâtel cantonal police. The perpetrators then waited for an employee to arrive and forced him to open the lockers.
They then left the scene, leaving the victim tied up. A colleague who had just come on duty discovered the victim and raised the alarm. According to the police, the employee was physically unharmed, but suffered severe shock and was looked after by a care team.
The public prosecutor's office has launched an investigation. The police are looking for witnesses to the attack.
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